Persona 3

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Persona 3
Developer(s)	Atlus
Publisher(s)	Atlus (JP, NA) Koei (EU) THQ (AU) Sony (KR)
Genre	RPG
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2
Release	Japan July 13, 2006 United States of America August 14, 2007 Australia March 6, 2008 Europe February 29, 2008 South Korea December 21, 2006
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Persona 3, released outside of Japan as Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3, is a 2006 role-playing game for the PlayStation 2, and the fourth entry in the Persona series. It was developed and published by Atlus and released on July 13, 2006 in Japan, and on August 14, 2007 in North America. In South Korea, the game released on December 21, 2006. In Europe and Australia, the game was released on February 29 and on March 6 in 2008, respectively.

A remaster of the game for the PlayStation 2, titled , was released in 2007, featuring a new epilogue titled The Answer. A second remaster for the PlayStation Portable, Persona 3 Portable, was released in 2009, which implemented point-and-click navigation and introduced a female protagonist option. A full remake, titled Persona 3 Reload, will be released in early 2024.

Blurb

English

Terrible creatures lurk in the dark, preying on those who wander into the hidden hour that lies between one day and the next. As a member of a secret school club, you must wield your inner power -Persona- and protect humanity from impending doom. Will you live to see the light of day?

Synopsis

In 2009, Makoto Yuki, a high school student who was orphaned 10 years ago transfers to Gekkoukan High School in Tatsumi Port Island. A few days after his arrival at Iwatodai Dormitory, the dormitory is attacked by Shadows during an abnormal period of time known as the Dark Hour just after midnight. During this attack, Makoto awakens his persona, Orpheus. He is subsequently recruited by fellow dormmates to the Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad, or SEES for short. SEES is a secretive organization of persona users who aim to end the Dark Hour phenomenon, and all of the students at Iwatodai Dormitory are part of this organization. Makoto is then revealed to possess the power of the Wild Card which allows him to utilize more than one persona. Due to his ability to effectively fight shadows, his induction becomes an opportunity for SEES to investigate Tartarus, the massive tower which materialises on the site of Gekkoukan High School during the Dark Hour. In addition to Tartarus, SEES is also tasked with eliminating the unusually powerful shadows known as the Arcana Shadows which materialize every full moon to terrorize the city. Makoto, alongside the rest of SEES, begins a journey to fight the shadows, climb Tartarus in search of answers, and live his life as a student at Gekkoukan High while strengthening his bonds with various people he meets along the way.

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Gameplay

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Version Differences

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FES

Main article: Persona 3 FES

Persona 3 FES is a rerelease of Persona 3 with a variety of additional features, including a new playable epilogue named The Answer (Episode Aegis in the Japanese release). The additional features are:

• A new Hard difficulty which is selectable upon a new game.
• New story events, including security camera footage featuring each member of Iwatodai Dormitory (and by extension, SEES) and nighttime walks with Koromaru.
• New personas have been added. These include Slime, Hua Po, Hecatoncheires, and Rakshasa, among others.
• The protagonist can now fuse weapons using personas at the Shinshoudo Antiques store at Paulownia Mall.
• A new Arcana, the Aeon, has been added, represented by the character Aigis. A corresponding Social Link has also been added regarding Aigis.
• New events in the form of special quests given by Elizabeth, where the protagonist is asked to take Elizabeth with him to specific locales.
• An alternative method to improving Social Link progress has been added via the fortune draw at Naganaki Shrine.
• The Answer, a new playable epilogue which takes place after the events of Persona 3 starring Aigis as the main character.

Portable

Main article: Persona 3 Portable

Reload

Main article: Persona 3 Reload

Development

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Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ペルソナ3	Persona 3

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